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Schneps Media newspapers win big at 2020 New
York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest
Schneps Media — the parent
company of more than 70 publications
across New York City,
Long Island, Westchester County
and Philadelphia — is proud to announce
that its editors, reporters,
photographers, graphics artists,
web developers and sales team
achieved new heights in the 2020
New York Press Association Better
Newspaper Contest.
The annual awards, presented
during the New York Press Association’s
Spring Conference in Albany,
New York, recognize outstanding,
high-quality journalism produced
by community newspapers throughout
the Empire State.
Schneps Media newspapers
earned 49 awards in various categories
recognizing outstanding
editorial, graphic and photographic
content, website development as
well as excellence in advertising.
It’s an all-time record number of
Better Newspaper Contest awards
for the media outlet, and reflects
the high-quality work of its team of
editors, reporters, photographers,
graphic designers and salespeople
amid a trying 2020.
“I am bursting with pride at the
huge recognition of our talented
team, both writers and artists, both
digitally and in print,” said Victoria
Schneps, president of Schneps
Media.
“We are so proud of our team
across all divisions of the entire
company,” said Joshua Schneps, CEO
of Schneps Media. “These recognitions
prove what we already know
and appreciate: We have the best
team in the business!”
QNS.com, the online home for
The Queens Courier, TimesLedger
and Ridgewood Times newspapers
in Queens, won First Place for Best
News Website. Queens Courier photographer
Dean Moses won third
place for Best Feature Photo, while
Moses Angélica Acevedo (Coverage
of Business, Financial & Economic
News) and Jacob Kaye (Best Online
News Project) earned honorable
mentions.
Gay City News, which focuses on
LGBTQ issues in New York City and
beyond, won 12 NYPA Better Newspaper
Contest awards, including
three First Place prizes for Coverage
of Crime/Courts/Police, News
Story and Special Sections Glossy
Niche.
amNewYork Metro, New York
City’s largest circulated daily newspaper,
took home two First Place
prizes in its first year of eligibility
for the contest, including Spot News
Coverage and Best Front Page.
The Brooklyn Paper won First
Place in News Series on how the
COVID-19 pandemic ravaged hospitals,
businesses and communities
across Brooklyn. Reporter Rose
Adams won the First Place in the
Thomas Butson Award for In-Depth
Reporting for her story on deaths at
a Brooklyn nursing home amid the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Dan’s Papers, the weekly newspaper
of the Hamptons, took home
three First Place awards in the
prestigious advertising categories
of Best House Ad, Best Large Space
Ad and, for its Behind the Hedges
magazine, Best Real Estate Home
Section.
Glendale Kiwanis
induct new member
On Thursday, April 8, the Glendale Kiwanis inducted its newest
member James “Jimmy” Dahl, a retired FDNY fi refi ghter. Pictured l.
to r. are Debbie Kueber, Jimmy Dahl, and President Steve Hansen.
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